ABOUT Sean Neely SESSION TITLE: Teaching Percussion to Students on the Autism Spectrum Sean Neely (b. 2000) is a musician and disability rights advocate. Born and raised in the St. Louis, MO area, Sean was diagnosed with autism at the age of one. He started playing percussion at age 16 with the opportunity to grow…
ABOUT Elbtonal Percussion SESSION TITLE: Neon(N) The four precise and unerring Hamburg percussionists of Elbtonal Percussion master the creative crossover of classical, jazz and world music better than perhaps any other band in the country. With their visually impressive range of instruments – an aesthetic sound of massive drums, cymbals and gongs from all over…
ABOUT Without Borders Percussion Quartet SESSION TITLE: Performance of “Bird” by Alex Smith Without Borders Percussion Quartet, formed in 2016, features four musicians from the United States and Taiwan. The members include Will Alderman, Kathryn Irwin, Yun Ju (Alice) Pan, and Alex Smith. They have performed in Taiwan, Michigan, Missouri, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, New York,…
ABOUT Von Hansen SESSION TITLE: Performance of “The Breaks” by Von Hansen Von Hansen is a performer, composer, educator and multi-media artist. He is strongly focused on developing new music and specializes in works combining percussion and electronics. Von believes in bringing joy and thought through engaging musical experiences, whether that is through writing, performing,…
ABOUT Victor Pons SESSION TITLE: Performance of “Time and Money” by Pierre Jodlowski Victor Pons is a modern percussionist known for “stretching the bounds of electronics and vibraphone” (ArtsATL). Dedicated to advancing new music through contemporary technological trends, Victor is described by the Goat Farm Arts Center as “amongst the radicals reshaping musical parameters.” Specializing…
Tammy Evans Aaron Ragsdale ABOUT Aaron Ragsdale & Tammy Evans SESSION TITLE: Performance of “Deluge for flute, percussion, and fixed electronics” by Josh Clausen Tammy Evans, an Atlanta native, is a flutist, collaborative musician, writer, and professor. She is a dedicated new music performer who is particularly interested in the commissioning and teaching of new…
ABOUT Reed Puleo SESSION TITLE: Performance of “Your Trash” (2016) by Igor C Silva American percussionist Reed Puleo dedicates himself to performing contemporary classics and the music of today in solo and collaborative settings. He has performed extensively across the US and Europe at the Grafenegg Festival, impuls Graz, TROMP International Percussion Competition, Darmstadt Summer…
ABOUT Olivia Cirisan SESSION TITLE: Performance of “37 Across 39 Down” by Ancel Neeley Olivia Cirisan is a percussionist, teacher, singer/songwriter, composer and producer based in Ann Arbor, MI. She particularly has a passion for contemporary, chamber, electroacoustic and electronic music. Currently, Olivia is pursuing an M.M. in Percussion Performance at the University of Michigan,…
Norman Weinberg ABOUT William Zickos Drum Set Quartet SESSION TITLE: Performance of William Zickos’ Drumset Duets, Quartets, and Quintets The William Zickos Drum Set Quartet is comprised of professional percussionists who studied with William Zickos while they were his students in the early 1960s. These members are John Brazelton (William Zickos’ son), Ron Vaughn (owner…
ABOUT Nick Terry SESSION TITLE: Performance of “A Near-Empty Space” Nick Terry is a percussionist and educator specializing in contemporary classical chamber music. Currently based in Los Angeles, his multi-faceted creative output has received critical acclaim from the Recording Academy (winner, 57th and 62nd Grammy Awards; official nominee 55th Grammy Awards), Percussive Arts Society (invited…
